Answer:
- They believed that H.o Chi Minh would win, and the united Vietnam would be communist.
Explanation:
Because of Diem's prosperity against the Cao Dai and Hoa Hao religious orders and other political groups in South Vietnam in 1955, the U.S. started to trust Diem could stave off the Viet Minh with military help, and accordingly occupied with a more profound pledge to their opportunity from the communist threat.
But because of political instability in South Vietnam and fears that a communist authority would not permit free elections, Dulles later contended that it was to the greatest interest of the U.S. to permit Diem to hold a rigged referendum ahead of the elections that had been mandated by the Geneva Conference. The decision not to permit free elections fueled the Viet Minh’s resolve to reunify Vietnam.
